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Using the table sort how long it takes of each planet to orbit the sun
Order from shortest to longest time
Include the name of the planet and how long an orbit takes
Answer question
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
Average
distance from
the sun (in
millions of km)
58
108
150
228
778
1,427
2,870
4,497
Approximate
year lengths (in
Earth units)
Approximate
day length (in
Earth units)
Diameter
88 days
225 days
1 year
686 days
12 years
30 years
84 years
165 years
248 years
176 days
243 days
1 day
25 hours
10 hours
10 hours
17 hours
18 hours
4,879km
12,100km
12,756km
6,780km
142,984km
120,540km
51,118km
49,528km
Source: Australian government. (2012). Primary Connections: Earth's place in Space - Year
5. Australia: Australian Academy of Science.
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Mercury - 88 days
Venus 225 days
Earth 1 year
Mars - 686 days
Jupiter 12 years
Saturn 30 years
Uranus 84 years
Neptune -165 years
Pluto 248 years